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The origin and evolution of lactation
- Abstract::
- The presence of mammary glands is the defining morphological feature of mammals. The recent assembly of the bovine genome and a report in Genome Biology that links the milk and lactation data of bovine and other mammalian genomes will help biologists investigate this economically and medically important feature.
- Author(s):
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Capuco, Anthony V. , Akers, R. Michael
- Subject(s):
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lactation , mammary glands , mammary gland function , mammary development , physiological regulation , milk , maternal milk , genome , genomics , evolution , mammals
- Description:
- Includes references
- Source:
- Journal of biology 2009, v. 8, no. 37
- Language:
- English
- Year:
- 2009
- Collection:
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Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
- File:
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Download [PDF]
- Rights:
- Works produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S. The content of this document is not copyrighted.
